Critical temperature for in vivo cryoablation of human prostate cancer in a xenograft model

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-92

  Cozzi, P J ^a   Lawson, J A ^a   Lynch, W J ^a   Morris, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryosurgery; Minimum temperature; Mouse; Necrosis; Prostate; Tumour

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CRYOSURGERY; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; XENOGRAFT;

EID: 0030050256     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.1996.80314.x     Document Type: Article

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